Bag-holder.



' "K. V. MI NEHART.

BAG HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 24', 1913.

1,121,525. Patentd Dec..15.1914-.

"TIT:

KATHERINE MINEHART, 0F GERMANTGWN, PENNSV lJVANLA.

BAG-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, j Patented Dec. 15,1914.

Application fi1ed-December 24, 1913. Serial No. 808,606.

To all whom it marl concern Be 1 known that I, KATHERINE V. MINE- HART, a citizen of the United States,-residing at Germantown, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and .useful Improvements 'in Bag-Holders, of which the following is; a specification. 1

This invention relates to strainers forculinary purposes in general, aswell as for other work of a like characteryand it resides,

primarily, in the provision of an improved holder forthe bag or other straining or filtering-device, which may be manufactured at a low cost and which is so constructed and arranged as to support the afore-mentioned device firmly in place over the pan, kettle or other receptacle for the strained or filtered substance at a distance from the edge thereof, thus avoiding the danger of spilling present in many of the strainers now in use. An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereo Figures 1 and 2a're, respectively,'a per spective view of the improved strainer, complete, and an enlarged, fragmental, vertical section on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Referring more'particularly to said drawing, A indicates the straining device proper, and -B the holder therefor. The former part or element is here shown as constituted by a bag 5 of suitable size and shape and madeof any desired textile or other material. It is designed to contain the substance to be strained, as will be understood, and is provided at its-upper edge with a continuous hem 6, through which a strengthening wire 7, or the like, is passed. p

The holder B for the bag is preferably constructed from a single resilient element p which. in'the present instance consists of two strands of wire arranged side by side. The central portions of these strands are twisted together and bent to form aring 8,

the two double strands being united and twisted together beyond said ring to produce a horizontal,radially-arranged projecorm a skeleton handle B. This handle, as shown, is given substantially the shape of a right triangle, the downwardly-inclined or diag onal portion 10 of the inner. strand consti-' tuting the, hypotenuse ,thereof, and the outer strand being bent upon itself at right angles to form-the other;.two sides 11 and 12.

" The short upper-arm 11 of the latter strand is arranged horizontally, and in endwise allnement-w th the pro ection 9, forming in effect ,a contlnuatlon thereof and serving to connect the handlewith the ring 8, while the long arm'l2 is arranged perpendicularlyto the first-named arm. The inclined portion 10 and the verticalarm 12 meet at their lower ends, as will be apparent, andare twisted to .5 gether, the tw sted member 13 thus" formed being-"dlsposed in endwise alinement with "the arm just referred to. In this way,

firm and, at the same time, easy grip is 1nsured, since the fingers may be readily 7 passed aroundthe inclined portion 10, and

the thumb pressed upon the horizontal arm .'11.- The inclined portion 10, aside from its functlon as a complemental part of the han- .dle also serves as a bracing connection be- 75.

tween the vertical arm 12 and the. horizontal arm provided by the parts 9 and 11 and prevents said horizontal arm. from sagging.

. At the lower end of the twisted member I 13, the strands again diverge, and are bent to form the hereinafter-described clamp B", the said member 13 thus acting as a connection between the latter and the handle. This clamp is preferably'produced by leading the divergentportions' first horizontally in oppositedirections and then upwardly, as indicated by the numerals 14 and 15.. The vertical portions 15 are then bentyfirstflinwardly, at 16, and then downwardly at 17, the terminals 18 of the latter portions being finally bent slightly inward. The pairs of bent portions or parts 14: and 15 will, there fore, constitutethe outerjaw of the clamp. B and these parts occupy substantially the same plane as the connecting member 13 and 9 5 handle arm 12. The inner jaw is constituted, in like manner, by the two vertical parts 17, which are disposed directly behind, and in spaeed, parallel relation to, the parts 15, and are joined thereto by the inward bends 16, the latter forming, in consequence, not only the connection between the two jaws, but, also, the top of the clamp. The clamp B engages upon the wall of the receptacle which receives the 'strained sub- 106 stance from'the bag A, thelengagement of said clamp with said wall? being efiected by fitting the clamp-over the wall and then. pushing the bag holderdownwardly as far I as the bends 16 will permit and the disenl lpgagement of said clamp from said wall being eflected bylifting the bag holder away:

from the receptacle. The triangular form of the handle B specially promotes the fit ting of the support upon the kettle or other receptacle and its removal therefrom. In

fitting the bag holder, the downward pressure necessary to the operation is applied to the arm 11 and in removing the bag holder, the lifting thereof is facilitated by the fact that the handle has a wedge fit in the hand.

The form and relation of the handle is of further advantage in that there is no particular liability of the hand, when gripped about the handle, touching the bag or becoming soiled by the substance adhering to 15 the bag or dripping therefrom.

The ring portion 8 of the holder B is designed to encircle the upper part of the bag or other straining device, as will be understood, and in order to secure the said bag in place, a retainer C is provided. This element consists, as here shown, of an annular, metallic'band, ring or hoop 19, the diameter of which is but'very little smaller than that of the ring, so as to enable it to fit in the mouth of the bag and to cooperate with said ring in exerting a clamping action upon the material of which the interposed bag is made. The upper edge of the said band is turned over in an outward direction, to form the continuous bead 20 depicted in Fig. 2,bev tween which bead and the ring 8 the strengthened hem 6 of the bag is clamped. It will be seen. therefore, that the mouth of the bag is maintained in open or distended condition by the band 19, and is, also,

clamped between the latter and the ring 8 and thus securely attached to the holder B. The said holder, by reason of the construction of its handle and clamp, may be read ily applied to or detached from the pan or other receptacle, and, when in place thereon,

'will'dis'pose the bag over such receptacle adapted to support the bag and to encircle the mouth thereof, a skeleton handle connected to said ring and embodying a down-' wardly and outwardly inclined'inner member and an angular outer memberhaving a horizontal arm o1ned at its inner end to the upper end of the inclined member and also to said ring and a vertical arm joined at its lower end to the lower end of said inclined member, and an attaching clamp connected to the lower end of said handle and formed to engage thewallof the vessel which receives the materialstra ined through the bag, the said inclined member forming a bracing connection between said vertical and horizontal arms and preventing the latter from sagging.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

KATHERINE V. MINEHART. \Vitnesses:

JOIIN It. MINEHART, J NO. 'A. Cosenovn.

comes 0! this patent may be obtained for five eents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Waahlngton, D. 0. 

